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  • Title: Teratogenic effects of aliphatic nitriles.
    Author: Willhite CC, Ferm VH, Smith RP.
    Journal: Teratology; 1981 Jun; 23(3):317-23. PubMed ID: 6266064.
    Abstract:
    Intraperitoneal injection of acrylonitrile at 1.51-2.26 mmole/kg (80-120 mg/kg) or propionitrile at 0.54-1.51 mmole/kg (30-83 mg/kg) on the morning of Day 8 of gestation in the hamster induced exencephaly, encephalocoeles, and rib fusions and bifurcations in the offspring. These doses of the aliphatic nitriles also resulted in obvious toxicity to the dams. Multiple intraperitoneal injections of sodium thiosulfate at 4.03 mmole/kg (1 gm/kg) protected both dams and embryos against toxicity. When the larger doses of either acrylonitrile or propionitrile were given in the presence of sodium thiosulfate, teratogenic effects were observed in the absence of overt signs of maternal poisoning. A survey of the literature describes many studies which demonstrate that acrylonitrile and propionitrile are converted in vivo to toxicologically significant concentrations of cyanide and that sodium thiosulfate, an established cyanide antagonist, can provide protective actions against poisoning by either acrylonitrile or propionitrile. The observations suggest that the teratogenic effects of both acrylonitrile and propionitrile are related to the metabolic release of cyanide.
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